On Friday, July 20, Chautauqua County Sheriff's Department and Town of Carroll police officers observed the five stealing recyclable metal products to sell as scrap metal from inside a building owned and operated by Baker Commodities Inc., 225 W. Main St., Frewsburg.

A subsequent investigation revealed that none of the five had permission to enter the building or take any of the products and they were eventually taken into custody over a two-day period without incident.

The suspects were arraigned in Town of Carroll Court and taken to Chautauqua County Jail in lieu of bail.